ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN
Rama Kant Singh – Appellant
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State of Bihar – Respondent
Anjani Kumar Sharan, J.—Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsels for the respondents.
2. By filing the present writ application, the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:—
(i) For issuance of appropriate order/ direction/ writ specially writ in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing upon the respondents concerned specially respondent nos. 6 and 7 to pay the pension and other retiral benefits after fixing the pay scale in view of 7th pay revision giving benefits of A.C.P. & M.A.C.P. which has already been granted by the respondent concerned university, but monetary benefit of the same has not been given as yet despite the fact that the petitioner has been superannuated from the post of Designated Demonstrator in K.S.S. College, Lakhisarai in Chemistry Department on 30.04.2018 and his pension paper and other claim for payment of retiral benefits i.e. Gratuity, Leave Encashment, Group Insurance, Employees Welfare Provident Fund has already been submitted on 14.03.2018 in the office of respondent Bhagalpur University and since K.S.S. College has come under jurisdiction of Munger University after bifurcation and as such the claim of the petitioner
The Pay Verification Cell lacks authority to unilaterally modify pay scales set by statutory committees, affirming the jurisdiction of University committees in pay fixation.
The court reaffirms the petitioner’s pay scale rights established in earlier decisions, necessitating adherence to those determinations as final.
Court mandates timely payment of retirement dues while addressing record-keeping issues as per precedents.
Arbitrary delay in disbursement of retiral benefits violates Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution, necessitating judicial directions for timely payment and interest on delayed amounts.
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